MERP Links
UPDATED 1/15/04
JOIN THE MIDDLE-EARTH ROLE PLAYING LIST!
The Middle-earth Role Playing list is an e-mail discussion group. It is the main on-line forum for people who play MERP.
This list emerged out of two earlier on-line MERP discussion groups:
merpl@plearn.edu and merp@silent-tower.org
THESE LISTS ARE NO LONGER ACTIVE
There's also a message board with links called the Middle Earth Roleplaying Network.
SHOPPING FOR MERP?
MERP is hard to find these days. Here is a list of on-line stores that sell MERP products.
IRELAND
Mithril Miniatures
Mithril is a range of pewter miniatures originally designed for use with MERP. At this site you can check out and order from their current catalogue. If there's a particular figure you're searching for that is no longer available, check out one of the many Mithril trading links listed at this site. For a complete inventory of the Mithril range by clicking on the MERP icon on the navigation bar. If you are looking for a figure that is no longer in circulation, direct your query to Tom Hiller (for M1-M82) or Jim Corless (M83 onwards).
NETHERLANDS
Tolkien Shop
UK
Book Wyrm
USA
E-Bay An on-line auction site that frequently features hard to find 1st ed MERP titles. For a guide to the current average auction prices of MERP modules go to Mike Chapman's MERP Product Catalogue.
Noble Knight Games
Time Machine Miniatures Jim Corless of Time Machine Miniatures is the largest distributor of Mithril Miniatures in the USA, complete with a newsletter and special discounts. Time Machine also carries a lot of out of circulation numbers.
MERP-RELATED WEBSITES
There are currently about a hundred websites which are devoted to (or at least contain) MERP-related materials.
A
A&D Homepage [Spanish]
Additions to LoMeII
Adventures in Middle-earth
Adventures of Wolf-Reiner Krüger [German]
As Winter Passes...
Associazione Gandalf & The Ring [Italian]
Aventuras en la Tierra Media [Spanish]
Aventures en Terre du Milieu [French]
B
Barad Cam
Battlelore
Bri - Tolkienselskabet i Kobenhavn [Danish]
C
Cloche a plonguers [French]
Custom MERP Professions
D
Dark Waves of Steel
Dark Tower
Demone nero [Italian]
DOL-AMROTH.DE
Dol Banred [German]
Dol Guldur - Middle Earth Roleplaying and Rolemaster
E
Elceleb's Diary
Elfwood
F
Family business
Fate's Folly!
Forodwaith
G
Golden Woods
Gorn's Rollenspielseite
Gothmog and Pali'eth Alcar's Page
Guide du Roliste Galactique - encyclopédie de jeux de roles [French]
Guild Companion
GURPS Middle Earth
H
History of the Utter East
Hobbingen-Online [German]
I
In Nomine Middle Earth
J
J.R.R. Tolkien Inspired Artwork Gallery
J.R.T.M. - le jeu de rôl basé sur les Terres du Milieu [French]
K
Kaksinahkaista peliä [Finnish]
Kronikka 1 [Finnish]
Kronikka 2 [Finnish]
L
Linkan's MERP and Rolemaster Page
Lomamatka Rivendelliin [Finnish]
Lord of the Rings Role Playing Game
M
Mark's Middle-earth Roleplaying Page
MERP
MERP.com
MERP Adventure
MERP Campaign Project
MERP Diaries
MERP Programs and Adventures
Middle-earth
Middle-earth Game
Middle Earth Role Playing
Middle-Earth Role Playing Campaign
Middle-earth Role Playing Product Catalogue
Middle Earth Roleplaying Resources
Middle Earth RPG
Midgaad Magic
Midgards Fylking [Swedish]
Minas Sairon [German]
Minas Tirith - Der Turm der Wacht [German]
Mithril Maniac [French]
Montagnards de l'Ephel Duath [French]
Myriads [French]
O
Orthanc PbeM Campaign
Ostigurhin Varjossa [Finnish]
P
Palantir of Orthanc
Q
Qryphs List of Items
Quête des Palentiri [French]
R
Rome GiRSA Crew
ROMERP
S
Second Servant
Seikkailuja Keski-Maassa [Finnish]
Señor de los Anillos [Spanish]
T
Tale of Balaak the Perverter
Tale of the Oros of Arthedain
Taverna del Puledro Impennato [Italian]
Thanil Bernetar's Turm des Wissens [German]
Tolkien, Rol y themas relacionadas [Spanish]
Tolwens Mittelerdeseite
Tombe dei Principi [Italian]
Torquil Gault's Home Page
Two free FRPG adventures
V
Vampires dans la Terre du Milieu [French]
W
Web of Mandos
Withdrawn to Mordor
Wyvern Homepage [Portuguese]
MUSH/MUD/IRC SITES
There are a number of multi-user on-line role playing environments set in Middle-earth. While the rule systems they use are different from MERP, the content of many of them is influenced by the MERP modules.
Beleriand MUSH Homepage
"Beleriand is a virtual environment and game where we have tried to recreate the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth books. The action of Beleriand specifically takes place in the First Age (as told in The Silmarillion and The History of Middle-earth series), when the good guys were stronger and brighter, when the bad guys were bigger and badder--in short, this is Middle-earth at its height! This is the time of the War of the Jewels, the fantastic struggle of the Free Peoples against the awesome power of the great Vala Morgoth and his minions. You are invited to join in the action, by creating a character which represents a citizen of the world of Middle-earth, such as an Elf, Dwarf, Man, or Orc, and interacting with other players portraying other roles in the same environment."
Elendor MUSH
"Elendor is the Premiere J.R.R. Tolkien based MUSH with over 1600 players over 5700 rooms, and one of the top 3 in activity based on Amberyl's automated MUSH list. Founded in 1991, Elendor enjoys a wide range of users from all backgrounds and a well designed world. However with our recent upgrade in equipment, we are growing rapidly, adding new areas and commands."
Middle-earth Play-by-Mail
This is a strategic role playing game (i.e., a player plays a particular "nation" of Middle-earth, rather than an individual adventurer) hosted by Game Systems, Inc. (GSI), which offers campaigns set in three time periods: ca. TA 1650, ca. TA 2950, and ca. FA 1000. The site includes several articles, especially on the Fourth Age setting. For Middle-earth PBM hosts in other languages, click here.
"MUME is a multi user role-playing game based upon J.R.R. Tolkien's creation, Middle Earth, that has been running since fall '91. The action takes place in the late Third Age, before The Hobbit and after the loss of the One Ring by Sauron. The key of Erebor was just found by Gandalf in Dol Guldur and all the epic tales narrated in The Lord of the Rings may take place."
Two Towers
"The Two Towers is a challenging online realtime multiplayer roleplaying game set within Tolkien's world. Once you join, you can meet new people, go on dangerous quests, solve intricate puzzles, make friends and enemies...anything you can imagine! AND ITS FREE! Thats right. This intricate and lively virtual world is 100% free!"
COURTESY LINKS
Calacirya | The Pass of Light
Encyclopedia of Arda
J.R.R. Tolkien and Middle-earth links
Karvendor [French]
Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings Fan Club
Lord of the Rings Fanatics Site - For & By Tolkien Fanatics
Lord of the Rings Sites for and by Tolkien Fanatics: Guided Tours of Middle-Earth, 111-Question-Quiz, Art Collections, Creative and Product Specials, Sound clips, Merchandise Shop, Time Lines, Forum, Community and much more...
Sindarin Dictionary Project
Tolkien Computer Games Page
Tolkien Encyclopedia
Tolkien Music List
Tolkien Online
TolkienWorld.com